Claim · model-written summary
Heterospecific interactions yielded fewer consumed and parasitized Tuta absoluta eggs than additive predictions.
- Taxon
- Tuta absoluta
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Tuta absolutae0 - Interactor
- M. pygmaeus
Macrolophus pygmaeuse0biocontrol_agent - Second interactor
- Trichogramma achaeaeTrichogramma achaeaee0biocontrol_agent
- Outcome
- number of Tuta absoluta eggs consumede0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Comparator
- additive and non-interactive scenariose0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageTreatmentSettingValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“the number of Tuta absoluta eggs consumed by M. pygmaeus and parasitized by Trichogramma achaeae was lower than that predicted for additive and non-interactive scenarios”
Title
Isabel Borges; Luisa Oliveira; Ana Durão; et al. Pest Management Science 2023. doi:10.1002/ps.7635
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Macrolophus pygmaeus consumed more unparasitized than parasitized Tuta absoluta eggs.
- Observation Mixed diets showed a preference for unparasitized Tuta absoluta eggs.
- Observation Conspecific M. pygmaeus interactions suggested intraspecific competition.
- Intervention effect Using both natural enemies in the field achieved a slightly higher Tuta absoluta control success rate than conspecific treatments.
- Recommendation Adding Trichogramma achaeae may increase Tuta absoluta control over M. pygmaeus alone in glasshouse tomatoes.